(1)Subject to the provisions of this Act, any decision of [F2the Commission,] the Secretary of State or an appeal tribunal made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Act shall be final.
(2)If and to the extent that regulations so provide, any finding of fact or other determination embodied in or necessary to such a decision, or on which such a decision is based, shall be conclusive for the purposes of—
(a)further such decisions;
(b)decisions made in accordance with sections 8 to 16 of the Social Security Act 1998, or with regulations under section 11 of that Act; and
(c)decisions made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 46A, 46B inserted (4.3.1999 for specified purposes, 1.6.1999 in so far as not already in force) by Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), s. 87(2), Sch. 7 para. 44; S.I. 1999/528, art. 2(a), Sch.; S.I. 1999/1510, art. 2(g)(iii)
F2Words in s. 46A(1) inserted (1.11.2008) by Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6), s. 62(3), Sch. 3 para. 48; S.I. 2008/2675, art. 3(b)